TRACTOR BOGIE WITH INCORPORATED GAUGE-CHANGE SYSTEM

摘要

Tractor bogie with incorporated gauge-change system. It comprises two frames which support sets of running gear and carry sliding and centring blocks to support the bogie and unweight the wheels as they pass through a gauge changer; a toothed extendible axle arranged between each pair of sets of running gear; and a pinion/ring-gear transmission set fitted on the frame of the bogie to transmit the traction moment to the extendible axle. The invention is applicable to rolling stock adapted to run on two gauges.